Vending machine



Feb. 20, 1940. J, ca L LQVERA .I 2,191,235

VENDING MACHINE Filed May 24, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 AT1-canna Feb. 20, 1940.- J. G. LLovERA VENDING MACHINE Filed May 24, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEV A 4Anobject of theinventionyis theprovisionof 3 `this being accomplished automatically bythe l mere: manipulation of Patented Feb. 20,1946 i 2.191l235 l. VENDING MACHINE J oseplr G. Llovera, N ew York, -N Y.

`Application Mayti, 1937,

serial No. 144,531 l [p1-claim (o1. 23a-i) i in conjunctionfwith the1endwall` I2. The? com- .'Ihis:lnventionf relates to a .machinefor vend- .ingggoodsY Wares `and merchandise, and the ma chine y may be -used advantageously `for-vending various edible products., or articles of food l and `drink upon the insertion of one or moreappropriate coins or tokens.`

amachine of the indicated character which requires.` the insertion` of one or; moretappropriate vcoins or ,tokens-.to enable `agpatronmto remove theselected productgand which does not require the patron `to openza closure memberor door,

a suitable actuatortafter more `coins or'tokens,

`the insertion of one or the invention is to .i pre- Aifurther .object of `vent` thefinsertion of `a coin :or token inl the gabsenceof a productor article to befvended.

` to release the coin or coinswhile resettingthev A further object `of the "invention is LtoA pro- .vide means in a machine ofthe indicated'` character, which indicates to :tn-attendant ,when

totload the-machine, and @names the attendant machineftafter it haslbeen loaded, and` prevents a patron fromlre'aching` beyond a` certain;point lwhen the.` machine is open.

"."Vl'ith the foregoing and other #which .byway of` example is illustrated .l-.accompanying `drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of `afrnachine embodying the features of the;v invention. .`-Fig. Zlis atop View of the machinegportions .thereof beingbroken away.

`'ITig. 3` istafrearview ofthe machine, portions thereof being rbroken away. i

Fig. `4 is a section taken` on the` line f 4 4 of \Fig.:3, Vand looking in the direction indicatedloy Athe arrows. A

Fig. 5 isay section taken on the line- 5-5 of Fig. 3, and looking inthe direction indicated in 1 the .bythe arrows.

Fig, 6 iszasection illustrating'thetmanner in .which a `coin is disposed for actuation,` Sto release thelfront door, to `open thetmachine and .enableremovalcf theproduct or article tofbe ..vended; and l Fig. 7` is a view of `thedoor latch and illustrating'the *manner inawhich it is released.

fl'teferring` now more .particularly to `theidrawings, it will be apparent `oludes a frame structure In, `whichincludesa frontgpanell I I, end walls I2 and I3, respectively, `arrod I4supportedat the ends bythe wallsnl2 and I3, and extending parallel tothe `panel` II inwspaced relationtheretd and a rod I5 also supported by the walls of the structure I IJ. V 'Ihe compartment `to be vended is formed Within the structure I0 ,partrnent i6, `in

objects in view,

tion,` the handle:4 2,6 Ywillste disposed ,the invention resides in the embodiment thereof,

. the `cut away 28 4the front `door open position.`

`the door is returnedto its l the. attendant manipulating I .the handle 26, f the that the machine in- I2 and I3 at the rear, t

I 6 for theproduct or article .laddition'to-'zthe wall I2, -includes a top walllILHendwall Wall I9.` yAifront-c1osuremember or door-20 is slidable` withtrespect to the.

member erdoor 23 wis swingable 2G is suspended for` sliding movement, fromthe rod :Mby a hingefidonfoneend mandaat .the

the `top l,of the door. 20,

rod I5, said portion 26 constituting fa rhandle. The door `r2.3 `has a hinge-.connection atxthettop `.with therod I5` as atvZ'I; so thattthe door23 may be: swung rto an fopen and` closed position :with respect -to the compartment I6. Thefdoor 1.23 swings `to -its f closed l; position by gravity. l@ne has t handle .zaintegtai therewith;

l When the front `doorl2f)tisainitseclosed;posi- `corner olf-the doort23fis" out away as at 28,-and

to the wan Izena wnrbeuin.align-ment lwitn so that aniattendant--may swing `the door123= to anopenedpositionfand loadwthe compartment'` Iv6,latterwwhich thedoor 23 may i be permited toswing to=its closedzposition. :When

20 is in `its open position v:the

lhandle 26will `be in an obstructingtpositionnto prevent the# movement` of;4 the .door 23- Ato a fully ,V This prevents -a `.patron-fromf ,reaching beyondthedoorf23l'when the compartment I6 .is open.

y'Iltlepfront doorstllis moved yautomaticallyto its open position, when released, by resilient withshomer slnxedto the tower, rod I4. `when closed position "by ,spring Will be rewound and will then` have suflicient tension to move the -door Ztl A.tu its The door f is 4and bottom y compartmenty i6 fi. .and anflopening 'ZIjin the front, panel Il'. VTl'ie door 20 has Aapane offglassf 22 yto' enable` aA `patron 'to see `the article.; lwithinthe:compartment I 6. @A rear closure `With respect `to theV compartment 316.

.topfofthe'door engagedwithu` said; rod Hlgand by a` rod-.25v secured proximity openposition when released inftatrnanner to be `hereinafter explained. "The `door t2o-slides be-` tweenA the` front `panel II and .'.therrods i4. The .lower -edge `ofthedoor 2.is guided .by a guide .lug Vlill -and a rod` III?.`

-which moves between..the .lower rod I4 and by subsequent manipulation of the device by" ent instance.

spaced. Each stop adjusted to a .4o. it win be one nickel.

movement in of a plate 3l secured to a block 36 secured to the rear side the upper and lower The shaft 35. also has turning moveis to say, di-

rods |4. ment in opposite directions, that rect turning.movement and return orfreverse turning movement.. kAn arm. 38 `is rigidly connected with the lower end of the shaft below the block 36, and the other kend of the arm has rigidly secured thereto a vertically disposed bar 4D are carried by the bar 39.- There are four stops in the pres- These stops 4t) are verticallyA 39. A plurality ofcoin stops lill is in theformof a screw which is therefore adjustable into and out of a coin supporting position. Thus, provision is made for optionally requiring the use of onelor more appropriate coins? or tokensvin the opera- `tion of the. device. i 'In the present instancethese stops are so" arranged that when the three upper-most are adjusted to a known supporting position it will require four nickels to operate the de-` H inthe present instance. lA coin chute 4| projects inwardly and downwardly and then laterally 51. The spring 55 serves stop 6B carried by the block 36.` A spring actuat'- l `plate 43 secured to the 49on one end vand an arm `A link 5| with respect to the panel l2, the upper endv of the chute 4| communicating with a'coin slot 42, in the panel Il, said'slot being surrounded bya outside of the panel Il. The chute 4| is disposedin front of the bar 39, and has a slot44 'therein into which the stops 45 project when the `bar '39 'is in its normal position. Resilient) means in the form of a ycontractile spring 45 serves'to cause ytheupward axial movement of,v the shaft 35 and also the .return turning movement of the shaft. This spring 455 has one end thereof secured-vl to the block 36, as at 46', and its other end is secured to a hook 41 carried by the arm 38.` r The return turning movement of the shaft .35 is limited byreason of the `arm 38 engaging the chute 4I, and this brings the bar 39 into itsnormal position to ldispose the stops 4B 'in operative relation to the coin A rock lever block`36, and said lever has a pressure member 59 on its other end. has' one end thereof` pivotally connected as at 52 with theA arm 55, 'and the other end of the link is pivotally connected as at 53 with the inner end of" an actuator 54. This actuator is mounted for axial movement in opposite directions in a guide 55 secured to the plate y31 above the'upper rod |4. The actuator 54 is under the influence of resilient means in the form of a contractile spring 55, which has one .end thereof secured tofthe pivot 53 and its opposite 'end is connected with the plate 31 as at 54 and also to cause returny movement of the lever 48 'thru the interventionof the link 5|. The return movement of the .actuator 54 by the vspring 56 is limited by a stop member 58 carried by the actuator and engageable with the -plate 31. The return movement o f the rocker is there-fore limited by the member 58, and also by "a notched collar 53 secured to the lever y48 and `the wallsk of said notch being engageable with a ,tuator 62 on the upper end ates the latch member 6| "whennthe shaft 35 isy v,to its open position by the thru the intervention of the *rod 25 encounters an 4| whenv the` door 20 is 48 is supported by the to retract the actuatorv ed pivoted latch member 6| carried by the plate 31 is'engageable with the the front door 20 inA its closed position. An acmoved downwardly, thereby releasing the latch hanger 24 to retain of theshaft 35 opermember and permitting the door y2t to be moved `spring 30. The down axial movement ofthe shaft accomplished when a coin is inserted in the chute 35 is I 4|. The coin moves-downwardly in contact with l the uppermost stop 40.

the member 49y to exert pressure on the coin, lever 48 and link 5|. to its `open position, the L-shaped arm 63 project- As the door 20 moves ing from the actuator turning movement of the shaft 35, and as aconsequence the bar 39'willbe movedout of its normal position allowingthe coin tol drop and be conveyed by the receptacle,V When the attendant returns the door 20 to its-closed position by manipulating the han- V dle 26, the latch member 6| willref-engage thek vhanger 24 and releasably retain said door 35 `,in

its closed position. At the same time the bar-38 ment I6.. 'An electric lamp and reflector 5G pro- The patron may then push the actuator 54 inwardly, ywhich will causev 62. This causes thedirect f chute' 4| `into any suitable and stops 4|) carried lthereby will bebrought to f rby the spring n tothe patronpThe said l ject rays of light thru an opening'l in the end l wall |8 into the compartmenty iii to illuminate the latter solthat the article or product to be vended will be visible at all times.

The rod 25 carries an obstructing member which is disposed transversely of the coin chute in order to prevent the insertion of a 4coin in the in the compartment n I6. l t

It is to be understood that this improvement yis capable of extended vapplication and is not its open position in and the casing tendvchute 4| in the absence-'of an article or product `45 ing tov move saidv doorinto opened positionya latch for holding said front door in closed position; and means comprising an arm, mounted on the front door and slidable therewith, for overlying parts of and preventing opening of f the `rear service door except when thefront door is closed,'and a projecting formation on the'arm l engaging with parts of thelatch for preventing opening of the front door except when the rearA `door is closed. I

` `JOSEPH G. nLovEaAi 

